Four Tops back in R&B album chart for first time in 23 years

**wichmanne** · 10-10-2011, 06:37 AM

Hi,

The Four Tops get their first entry in the US R&B album chart this week for 23 years.

"S.O.U.L." is new at 65 this week.

Their last entry on this chart was Indestructible in 1988.

Ed

**jaybs** · 10-10-2011, 07:46 AM

Ed can you please give us any more info, my Billboard charts only goes to position 50 and I can't find anything on Google about S.O.U.L. thanks John

**reese** · 10-10-2011, 08:41 AM

I don't have any chart info.

But the S.O.U.L. series is released by Sony, and is compilations of hits from acts like Aretha, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dionne Warwick and others.

**marv2** · 10-10-2011, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by wichmanne

Hi,

The Four Tops get their first entry in the US R&B album chart this week for 23 years.

"S.O.U.L." is new at 65 this week.

Their last entry on this chart was Indestructible in 1988.

Ed

That is excellent! I bought "Indestructable" upon release. It hardly seems like 23 years already. In any case, congratulations to the Four Tops!

**copley** · 10-10-2011, 09:58 AM

Track list. The tracks are all live & sound awful!

http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-r2139410

**marv2** · 10-10-2011, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by copley

Track list. The tracks are all live & sound awful!

http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-r2139410

Thank you Copley! It must have been a tough job selecting just 10 tracks for this CD.

**TMSG** · 10-10-2011, 10:57 AM

It's disappointing that an album of such poor quality has made the R&B charts. This album is just a re-release of the numerous Four Tops live albums that have been put out over the that 2 decades and non of then deserve chart success. Wish the un-released album the Tops did on there return to Motown would be released, I'm sure that would make the charts and put them back where they belong.

**jobeterob** · 10-10-2011, 12:22 PM

TSMG, unfortunately, this is what is going on these days; sales have fallen a long way; perhaps a lot of what is available these days isn't that appealing; so those two factors combine to allow oldies packages to sell.

Also, the Greatest Hits packages keep selling very constantly...........little by little and they never go away.